An absorbent article (1) in the form of pants comprising an absorbent core (3) having two longitudinal edges (14, 14) and two transverse edges (15, 15), a pant part (4), wherein said pant part (4) comprises a covering layer (5), a front section (6), a back section (7) and an intermediate crotch section (8), wherein the front and back sections (6, 7) are connected to one another along two opposing longitudinal lateral edges (9) to form a waist opening (10) and a pair of leg openings (11). The absorbent core (3) is arranged at least in the crotch section (8) and connected to the covering layer (5) on the side of the covering layer (5) that is intended to face the wearer. The pant part (4) comprises at least one low-opacity area (16), which has an opacity that is lower than 50%, furthermore the article (1) comprises a liquid-tight coloured barrier layer (12) placed between said absorbent core (3) and covering layer (5).
